a small river 溪;小河;小川 We'll have to cross the brook to get to the road. 我们必须穿过小溪才能到达公路。 The road goes over a small brook. 这条路穿过一条小溪。 The peace and quiet was disturbed only by a gently babbling brook. 只有一条潺潺的小溪打破了宁静。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc2The brook runs across the middle of the field. 小溪穿过田野中央。 a area of lovely lakes and babbling brooks 一片可爱的湖泊和潺潺小溪的地区
Word Originnoun Old English brōc, of unknown origin; related to Dutch broek and German Bruch ‘marsh’.